Commission on Higher Education

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM-II

2010-2015

OBJECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS
The quality of education depends largely on the qualifications and competencies The faculty applicant MUST:
of the faculty. The Faculty Development Program (FDP) seeks to upgrade the A. Be a Filipino citizen and not more than 47 years old for the masters degree program
academic qualifications of tertiary faculty to masters and doctorate degree levels.
and not more than 45 years old for the PhD program;
B. be a fulltime faculty member with at least 12 units of teaching load in a public or
It is expected that through this program, improved faculty qualifications and private HEI in the country;
teaching methods will contribute directly to better student learning which in turn would C. be currently teaching any of the identified priority fields;
translate into higher passing rates in professional licensure examinations and greater D. have no masters degree/doctorate degree in the priority field applied for;
productivity of graduates. E. have good academic record;
F. be in good health and of good moral character;
G. have no pending criminal/administrative charges or must not have been convicted
COMPONENTS for violation of any Philippine Law (Certification must be obtained from appropriate
agencies); and
The Faculty Development Program Scholarship Grants are for: H. have no other scholarship at the time of application. Application for joint
scholarships may be considered provided there is no duplication of privileges and
Non-Thesis Masters Degree Program benefits.
Masters Degree Program with Thesis
Full Ph.D. Program (Local)
Ph.D. Sandwich Program (Foreign) APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Continuing Professional Education (Non-Degree Program)
A. Non-Thesis Masters Degree Program, Masters Degree Program and the Full PhD Local
Program:
1. Candidate must secure admission in any of the identified DHEIs and upon
admission into the graduate program of the said DHEI, submit the following
PRIORITY FIELDS papers directly to the contact person/program coordinator:
a) Accomplished Application Forms;
The grant shall be in the following priority fields and shall be conducted in the identified b) Recommendation of the department head/chair with the approval from the
delivering higher education institutions (DHEIs): head of the Sending Higher Education Institution (SHEI) and with attached
certifications;
c) SHEIs Institutional Faculty Development Plan;
ENGLISH
d) In case of full time Contractual/Probationary faculty, Rehiring Agreement (RA)
NATURAL SCIENCES
indicating SHEIs commitment to rehire the faculty scholar to return service
MATHEMATICS
after completion.
SOCIAL SCIENCES
e) Transcript of Records;
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/SYSTEMS
f) NSO authenticated Birth Certificate;
ENGINEERING
g) Medical Certificate issued by a government physician (within the last six
AGRICULTURE & MARINE SCIENCES
months); and
ENVIRONMENT & RELATED PROGRAMS
h) NBI Clearance issued within the last six months.
HUMANITIES & COMMUNICATION
2. The DHEI forwards to CHED-FDP Secretariat the documents of faculty applicants
HEALTH & RELATED PROGRAMS (Basic Sciences e.g. Pharmacology, Microbiology,
who have passed institutions admission requirements.
Biochemistry)
3. CHED evaluates and approves the final list of qualified applicants then sends the
OTHER COE/COD DISCIPLINES
information and Scholarship Contracts (to be executed by the approved
OTHER PRIORITY FIELDS TO BE IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMISSION
applicant and the head of the SHEI) to the DHEI.
4. Faculty applicants approved by CHED must submit the accomplished Scholarship
Contract and Co-maker Undertaking (a photocopy of the scholars Residence
Certificate and Co-makers Income Tax Return [ITR] are required) and
PRIVILEGES enrol at the DHEI.
B. For the Ph.D. Sandwich Program:
The scholarship shall provide the following: 1. Candidate must submit the following documents to the CHED-FDP Secretariat:
a) Transcript of Records from the University where the student is enrolled in the
Privileges Masters PhD Ph.D. program;
1. Tuition and b) Certification from the Registrars Office that he/she has taken and passed the
Full Tuition and other fees Full Tuition and other fees
Other Fees comprehensive examinations, and a Certification also from the Program
2. Book Entire duration of the program Entire duration of the program Department that he/she has successfully defended the dissertation proposal;
Allowance P15,000 P20,000 c) Letter of Recommendation for the Grant from the local faculty adviser;
3. Stipend Full-time: Full-time: d) Certification from a University abroad that he/she has been accepted as a
Regular & Summer Terms Regular & Summer Terms research fellow in their Department;
P15,000/mo. P23,000/mo. e) Letter from prospective foreign faculty adviser/supervisor for research that
he/she is willing to supervise the Grantee in their department;
Part-time: Part-time: f) Letter from local faculty adviser that he/she is in communication with
Regular Term P7,500/mo. Regular Term P11,500/mo. Grantees prospective foreign faculty adviser/supervisor regarding the scope
Summer Term P15,000/mo. Summer Term P23,000/mo. of Grantees research work; and
4. Transportation Full-time: Full-time: g) Tentative budget for one year stay abroad including round trip airfare,
Assistance Regular Term One Regular Term One University fee for the duration of the research fellowship, accommodation &
roundtrip for the entire roundtrip for the entire meals, inland travel, and other expenses during research.
duration of the program duration of the program 2. Candidate must pass an interview to be administered by the members of the
TWG on CHED-FDP or by a designated group.
Part-time: Part-time: 3. Once the scholarship grant is approved, the Grantee must sign the usual
Regular Term Maximum of Regular Term Maximum of Scholarship Contract with the CHED and the school/university where he/she is
P2,000/mo. P2,000/mo. currently employed.
Summer One roundtrip Summer One roundtrip
C. For the Continuing Professional Education (Non-degree Program):
5. Thesis/ Without Laboratory P40,000 Without Laboratory P60,000
1. Proposals for Short-term training programs under the Continuing Professional
Dissertation With Laboratory P60,000 With Laboratory P100,000 Education may be submitted by the identified DHEIs or Centers of Excellence in
6. Start-up Without Laboratory P100,000 Without Laboratory P200,000 the priority fields or accredited professional associations or specialized training
Research1 With Laboratory P200,000 With Laboratory P400,000 institutions and shall be subject to the evaluation of a Technical Working
7. Special Group/Screening Committee who will then recommend the meritorious proposal
Maximum of P30,000
Project2 to the Commission for approval.
8. 50,000 Incentive Bonus to faculty scholars who complete their program at 2. Applications for Post-Doctorate program shall follow the procedure for the PhD
least one (1) term ahead of the schedule. Sandwich Program.
1 For Science, Mathematics and Engineering faculty scholars, after the completion of their program, subject to the
submission of an acceptable research proposal FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
2 To be granted for non-thesis masters faculty scholars
Thelma del CastilloNelson Aparejo Elsa Florendo
Monina CabanadaCatherine GalangMarjorie Natividad Aline Genato-Magalong
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As of April 7, 2010